6 min readInventory management for a small shop: a practical guide
How to manage inventory in a small retail or grocery store, in six steps: your item list, deliveries, sales, reorder levels, counting and the numbers worth knowing.
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Guides for running a small shop: billing, stock, the khata, the day's accounts, and getting the most out of BSMM.
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8 min readInventory and billing apps for small shops in Nepal: an honest comparison (2026)
BSMM, Karobar, Khatapana, Byapar.App, Vyapar, Khatabook, OkCredit, myBillBook and Zoho Inventory compared on price, offline use, stock, khata and staff.
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6 min readBSMM settings: shop details, backup, app lock and your account
Set the details on your receipts, back up your shop with a password, lock the app with a PIN or fingerprint, choose your notifications and manage your account.
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4 min readShop files in BSMM: your logo, papers and photos for the whole team
Keep the shop's papers, logo, price lists and photos in folders that everyone in the shop can open, share, replace and send as a link.
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5 min readPartners and organizations in BSMM: who holds the money, and side books
Track which partner took or paid the shop's money and hand over cash between you, and keep a side business's spending and debts apart from the shop.
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5 min readCustomer orders in BSMM: take an advance, buy it in, deliver it
Take an order for something you don't stock, with an advance and a promised date, buy the goods in, then deliver it as a bill with the advance already counted.
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6 min readStaff, several phones and offline sync in BSMM
Invite staff by email, join a shop as staff, run more than one shop, and see how BSMM keeps every phone in step and keeps working offline.
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6 min readReports, end of day and expenses in BSMM: see your real profit
Read BSMM's reports for any period, from net sales to net profit, best sellers and stock value, close each day with End of day, and record your expenses.
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6 min readLow stock, reorder lists and stock taking in BSMM
Set when an item counts as low, send a reorder list to your supplier, take out damaged or expired stock, count the shelf and catch goods before they expire.
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6 min readHow to record stock from suppliers in BSMM: stock in and what you owe
Add your suppliers, record each delivery with Stock in, keep every item's cost right, track what you owe and pay suppliers later.
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6 min readHow to use the khata in BSMM: udharo, payments and reminders
Add customers, sell on credit at the counter, see each customer's khata line by line, collect part payments and send a polite reminder by WhatsApp or SMS.
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8 min readHow to make a bill in BSMM: sell, take payment and share the receipt
A whole sale in BSMM: add items, change a price or give a discount, take cash, wallets or split payments, share the receipt, then find, return or void a bill.
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8 min readHow to add products in BSMM: prices, sizes, barcodes and stock
Add products one by one with their price, cost, opening stock and barcode, set up sizes and flavours as variants, and import a whole list from a spreadsheet.
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6 min readHow to use BSMM: create your account, sign in and set up your shop
Install BSMM, register with your email or sign in with Google or Apple, set up your shop, and find your way around Home and the five tabs.
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5 min readSmall business ideas in Nepal that need little capital
Ten small business ideas in Nepal, from a kirana shop to tailoring and online selling: starting costs, demand, margins, risks and the first steps.
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5 min readWhat shopkeepers can learn from Sam Walton, Dhirubhai Ambani, Ratan Tata and Binod Chaudhary
Four business tycoons, how they started, and the shop-sized lesson in each: buying well, knowing what sells, trust, and never running out of fast sellers.
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4 min readHow to increase profit in a small shop: 12 practical ways
Profit grows four ways: sell more, earn more per sale, spend less, lose less. Twelve practical steps for a small shop, and how small changes add up.
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5 min readPricing strategy for a small shop: cost-plus, charm pricing and bundles
Real cost first, then the pricing strategies that work in a small shop: markup and margin, MRP items, charm pricing, value pricing, bundles and clearance.
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4 min readHow to increase sales in a retail store: 15 ideas that work in a small shop
More people walking in, each buying a little more, and coming back more often: fifteen ways to grow a shop's sales, and how to measure them.
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6 min read7 best books for small business owners (and what each teaches a shopkeeper)
The E-Myth Revisited, Made in America, Profit First and four more, compared: the one idea in each and how it looks at a shop counter.
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6 min readHow to run a kirana store: setup, margins and a daily routine
Planning a kirana or corner shop: what to sell, registration, suppliers, a one-page business plan with break-even sales, what drives profit, and a daily routine.
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5 min readABC analysis for a small shop: find the items that pay your rent
Sort your items into A, B and C by what they sell or earn, with a worked example, what to do with each class, and why profit can beat sales.
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5 min readStock taking in a small shop: how to count, find shrinkage and fix the gaps
Full stock takes and cycle counts, how to prepare and count, why the shelf and the record disagree, how to measure shrinkage, and a counting schedule.
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4 min readFIFO vs FEFO: how to rotate stock in a grocery store and stop expiry losses
First in, first out or first expired, first out? When the two differ, which items need FEFO, how to do it on the shelf, and how to track expiry dates.
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5 min readPOS app for a small shop: do you still need a POS machine?
What a POS is, what a phone-based POS app replaces and what it doesn't, why offline matters, and how to choose one for a small shop.
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6 min readBilling software for a shop: what a kirana or grocery store really needs
Billing, POS, accounting and tax e-billing explained, what the counter and the back room need, phone or computer, and a checklist before you choose.
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5 min readFree inventory app with a barcode scanner: what to look for and how to start
Your phone's camera is enough. What a free inventory app with barcode scanning should do, the catches in 'free', and how to set up a shop in one day.
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6 min readHow to calculate your shop's real profit: gross, net and margin, with examples
Sales, profit and cash are three different numbers. Work out gross profit, net profit, margin and markup for a shop, with a day's sample figures.
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5 min readDigital khata: how to manage udharo without losing money or customers
Rules for giving credit at the counter, how to ask for payment politely, what a digital khata changes, and what to look for in a khata app.
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6 min readDead stock in a small shop: how to spot it, clear it and stop buying it
What counts as dead stock, what causes it, how to find and measure it, and five ways to turn it back into cash.
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6 min readReorder level and reorder point: the formula, with a shop example
When to reorder each item so the shelf never runs empty: the formula, safety stock, the textbook stock levels, and a simple rule for a busy counter.
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7 min readStock register for a shop: format, example and an easier way to keep it
What a stock register is, the columns a shop needs, a filled-in example, why paper registers drift from the shelf, and how to keep one that updates itself.
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